Psalms 33 · Verse 8

Psalms 33:8

Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
Psalms 33:8, King James Version

Psalms 33:8 in other translations

BSBLet all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him.
WEBLet all the earth fear the LORD. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
ASVLet all the earth fear Jehovah: Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
YLTAfraid of Jehovah are all the earth, Of Him are all the inhabitants of the world afraid.
DARBYLet all the earth fear Jehovah; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
BBELet the earth be full of the fear of the Lord; let all the people of the world be in holy fear of him.
WebsterLet all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

What does Psalms 33:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 33:4-9

4-9. Reasons for praise: first, God's truth, faithfulness, and mercy, generally; then, His creative power which all must honor.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Let all the earth fear the Lord - He who has thus bound, can unloose; he who has created, can destroy. He has promised life and prosperity only to the godly; let the ungodly stand in awe of him.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 33:1-11

Holy joy is the heart and soul of praise, and that is here pressed upon the righteous. Thankful praise is the breath and language of holy joy. Religious songs are proper expressions of thankful praise. Every endowment we possess, should be employed with all our skill and earnestness in God's service. His promises are all wise and good. His word is right, and therefore we are only in the right when we agree with it…

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Psalms 33:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יִֽירְא֣וּyi.re.'Ulet them fearH3372
מֵ֭יְהוָהme.Yah.wehfrom YahwehH3068
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
מִמֶּ֥נּוּmi.Me.nufrom himH4480
יָ֝ג֗וּרוּya.Gu.rulet them be afraidH1481
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
יֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427
תֵבֵֽל\׃te.Vel[the] worldH8398

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 33:8

  • Revelation 14:6-7

    And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

  • Psalms 96:9-10

    O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth. Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.

  • Revelation 15:4

    Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

  • Psalms 22:27

    All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

  • Jeremiah 10:7-12

    Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee. But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities. Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men. But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. …

  • Psalms 76:7

    Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

  • Psalms 67:7

    God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

  • Daniel 6:25-26

    Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.

  • Hebrews 12:29

    For our God is a consuming fire.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the earth.
22:27; 96:9,10; Jer 10:7-12; Da 6:25,26; Re 14:6,7; 15:4
stand.
76:7; Heb 12:29

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Context

  • Psalms 33:7

    He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

  • Psalms 33:8

    Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

  • Psalms 33:9

    For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

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Psalms 33:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Tema á Jehová toda la tierra: teman de él todos los habitadores del mundo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Que toute la terre craigne l’ Éternel; que tous les habitants du monde le redoutent!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Es fürchte sich vor Jehova die ganze Erde; mögen sich vor ihm scheuen alle Bewohner des Erdkreises!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Immittet angelus Domini in circuitu timentium eum, et eripiet eos.